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Olenikites subtilis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Olenikitidae

Taxonomy
Olenikites subtilis was named by Tozer (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 72354 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Olenikites subtilis Tozer p. 92 figs. Pl 37, figs 12-19; text-fig 25c-f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyOlenikitidaeTozer 1971
genusOlenikites
speciessubtilis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Olenikites subtilis Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height77.985.9012.56.903.56
shell diameter717.112.825.016.54.47
shell inflation74.103.504.804.100.651

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Canada (Nunavut) Olenikites subtilis (61967 61968)